WorksheetsWorlds of the North and South
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The North had four distinct what?
a)
personalities
b)
economies
c)
boundaries
d)
seasons
2.
Soil in NY, PA, and NJ were perfect for what?
a)
farming
b)
forest fires
c)
sandcastles
d)
ant farms
3.
What was the climate in the South?
a)
long winters and short, cool summers
b)
long winters and short, hot summers
c)
mild winters and cool, breezy summers
d)
mild winters and long, hot, humid summers
4.
What were most people in the South?
a)
factory owners
b)
farmers
c)
blacksmiths
d)
fisherman
5.
On what was the South's economy based?
a)
industry
b)
slave trade
c)
livestock
d)
agriculture
6.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
John Deere
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Ronald McDonald
7.
What was the South's most important crop?
a)
rice
b)
tobacco
c)
indigo
d)
cotton
8.
As cotton spread west, what else spread?
a)
slavery
b)
rattlesnakes
c)
explorers
d)
Native Americans
9.
What was the main form of transportation in the South?
a)
railroad
b)
horseback
c)
river travel
d)
airplane travel
10.
Which area had more than 20,000 miles of railroads?
a)
East
b)
West
c)
South
d)
North
11.
The great majority of African Americans in the South were what?
a)
free men and women
b)
slaves
c)
apprentices
d)
business owners
12.
The geography of the South supported the growing of cash crops in all of these ways EXCEPT...
a)
It had wide, fertile coastal plains
b)
It had access to seaports to export goods
c)
It had fast moving rivers as a source of power
d)
It had plentiful rainfall and long growing seasons
13.
Unlike the North, why did Southerners invest little money in mills and factories?
a)
They did not buy manufactured goods
b)
They put their money in land and slaves
c)
They thought mills and factories caused pollution
d)
They preferred the lifestyle of small family farmers
14.
How were goods primarily transported in the South?
a)
By air
b)
By rail
c)
By river
d)
By road
15.
Which of these is one reason that U.S. immigrants settled in the North?
a)
It offered free land
b)
It offered jobs in mills and factories
c)
They were attracted by the good climate
d)
They were attracted by the railroad system
16.
The economy of the North was based on which of these?
a)
Mining
b)
Banking
c)
Agriculture
d)
Factories
17.
Which of these is one reason that U.S. immigrants settled in the North?
a)
It offered free land.
b)
It offered jobs in mills and factories.
c)
They were attracted by the good climate.
d)
They were attracted by the railroad system.
18.
Which of the following is true of Southerners during the 1800s?
a)
Most Southerners were miners.
b)
Most Southerners were hunters.
c)
Most Southerners were agrarians.
d)
Most Southerners were smelters.
19.
wide coastal plains
a)
North
b)
South
20.
Many railroads
a)
North
b)
South
21.
thin rocky soil
a)
North
b)
South
22.
shipbuilders, fishermen, and merchants
a)
North
b)
South
23.
had broad flat rivers so they did not need roads and canals
a)
North
b)
South
24.
agriculture
a)
North
b)
South
25.
jagged coastline
a)
North
b)
South
26.
manufacturing
a)
North
b)
South
27.
steamboats
a)
North
b)
South
28.
swamps and marshes
a)
North
b)
South
29.
Industrial Revolution
a)
North
b)
South
30.
built their homes on rivers
a)
North
b)
South
31.
short humid summers and cold winters
a)
North
b)
South
32.
"Cotton is King"
a)
North
b)
South
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